Ring in New Year’s Day with All Six of J.S. Bach’s Brandenburg Concertos

Back by popular demand! A European New Year’s Day concert tradition continues in Larchmont following a sold-out inaugural concert last New Year’s Day. As part of the Music in the Manor concert series, now in its second year, St. John’s Episcopal Church invites the community to ring in the New Year with J. S. Bach’s most famous orchestral works, the Brandenburg Concertos. St. John’s music director, Dr. Matthew Lewis, will lead an all-professional group of instrumentalists for a performance of all six of these well-known concertos, performed in their entirety on New Year’s Day.

Dr. Lewis explains that New Year’s Day concerts have long been a tradition in Europe, with one of the most famous ones being the Vienna Philharmonic’s New Year’s Concert. The St. John’s orchestral ensemble will include 20 musicians on strings, flutes, oboes, French horns, trumpet, bassoon and harpsichord, many of whom have performed with the New York Philharmonic well as with other highly-acclaimed orchestras.

The Parish Hall, where the pieces will be performed, provides an intimate setting for the audience to experience the power of the music. “What better way to welcome the New Year than with these concertos, celebratory pieces that are full of optimism, hope and joy,” notes Dr. Lewis enthusiastically.

The concert will begin at 3 pm on New Year’s Day, with a short intermission for a light meal with champagne mid-way through, before finishing at around 6 pm. Tickets are $75, including the festive reception. Deadline to purchase tickets is December 18.

For more information and to purchase tickets: https://stjohnslarchmont.org/brandenburg-concertos-on-new-years-day/ .